Dresses for DRC update

Thank you for the great response to the Dresses for DRC that I'm sewing and selling to raise money to bring A.S. and M.J. home! I've added some new fabrics, so if you're interested but haven't had time to order yet, go check out these pictures. Don't wait too long - some of the fabric patterns are sold out or getting close to being sold out!

To date, I've received orders for 38 dresses.

21 of those will be headed to the DRC to clothe some beautiful little orphans! Way to live out James 1:27 guys!

My goal is still to take 100 dresses with me to the DRC. Will you jump on board? Will you consider donating $20 to clothe an orphan and to help pave the road to bring my 2 precious girls home?

Email me at rachelaheller@yahoo.com for more information.

Sewing the dresses has become a family affair.

 

Mati is thrilled that she's such a big helper!

The finished product!

Right now, the first 3 families to adopt from the DRC with my agency are there in Kinshasa (the capital city) picking up their little ones. So exciting! Please pray for safety and health for all of them, as well as for a quick and easy bonding and attachment period with their children. It will be a huge adjustment for all of them! The agency director is there with them and is planning to visit all the children currently being adopted, including A.S. and M.J. This means I will hopefully receive new pictures, video, and information soon. Hooray! Continuing to pray for the process to go smoothly and speedily. Continuing to hope that my girls are home by the end of the year.

Dresses for DRC

Hi faithful friends and followers, 

I'm hoping to get the paperwork this week that say that the court process has been completed and that I'm now somewhere in the 30 day appeal period after Adoption Court. Actually, I'm really hoping that the paperwork will show that this 30 day period is almost complete and that things can really start moving forward. 

In the meantime, I have an exciting opportunity to share with you! As you know, I still have a little ways to go before I have all the money needed to bring the girls home. Most of the funds needed at this point are simply to cover the travel costs of flying to the DRC to pick them up and bring them back. It will take quite a large chunk of money to do this: probably somewhere between $8,000-$10,000. Whew! 

To this end, I've decided to make and sell little girls' dresses to raise some of the money needed. There are a few ways that you can be involved in this and help out! Here they are: 

1. Buy a dress (or 2 or 3...) for your daughter/granddaughter/niece/friend/etc! Each dress is $20 and they come in sizes 3 months-12 years old. Here's what they look like:

Choose from the fabric selections here: https://plus.google.com/photos/102394281321765156804/albums/5775140893517295009?authkey=COmcgLukxPi7pwE and email me at rachelaheller@yahoo.com to tell me which selection you want, what size you need, and to find out about payment options. Some of the selections will sell out quickly, so don't wait too long! 

2. Buy a dress (or 2 or 3...) for a little girl in an orphanage in the DRC. I would love to take 100 dresses with me to give to the little girls in the orphanages where A.S. & M.J. have been living. Would you like to be a part of making that happen while also helping raise they money to bring A.S. & M.J. home? Buy a dress for $20...all the financial proceeds will go directly toward adoption costs and the dress will go to a little girl in need. Email me at rachelaheller@yahoo.com to find out about payment options.

3. Are you a seamstress? You can help me sew! The pattern is very simple and quick to make and I can provide you with the fabric if you live here in the Valley of the Sun. If you live elsewhere, but would like to help sew, let me know. Email me at rachelaheller@yahoo.com and we can figure out all the details! 

4. Share this opportunity with your friends! Do you know someone who might like a dress for their little girl? Or who has a heart to help orphans and would like to order a dress for some sweet Congolese orphans? Share this blog page with them and invite them to be a part. 

5. Donate money. If you just have it on your heart to donate money to the girls' adoptions, there are a couple ways you can do so: 

- Send a check to Lifesong for Orphans (Please put "Preference: Heller #2900 adoption" in the memo line of the check). Donations through them are tax-deductible and 100% of the funds go directly to fund this adoption. Their address is

Lifesong for Orphans

PO Box 40/ 202 N. Ford St.

Gridley, IL 61744

- You can donate directly to my Paypal account through the Paypal button on the ride side of this blog. These deductions do not go through Lifesong and will not be tax-deductible. 

- You can mail a check directly to me. Email me at rachelaheller@yahoo.com for more information. 

6. Pray, pray, pray! Please continue praying that all the paperwork and processes continue smoothly and quickly so that the girls can home before the end of the year. Pray for all the necessary finances to come in quickly. Pray for the girls health and safety while they're still in the DRC. And pray that the Lord will continue to put orphans in families. 

Thank you all!